Sighting 4392146
Thynninae (subfamily)
Smooth flower wasp at Killara, VIC
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| Thynninae (subfamily) | MichaelMulvaney | 15 Sep 2021 | |
| Unverified | KylieWaldon | 11 Sep 2021 |
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User's notes
I grouped these ones together because they have long bodies and predominately black with black legs. Did one just nab that bee by using its butt? This one didn't do alot of flying - it crawled around over and under leaves and flowers.
2 comments
15 Sep 2021
In this family of flower wasps only the male is winged and he is much larger than the female. Coupling is extended and the male flies with the female attached. In your photo, she has access to a flower which she otherwise would not have been able to get to
Location information
- Coordinates 146.953085-36.137048
- Places Killara, VIC
Sighting information
- 10 Abundance
- 11 Sep 2021 09:46 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
- wattle Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Collections
- KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Thynninae (subfamily) Flower wasps (Scoliidae & Tiphiidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Thynninae (subfamily) Scientific name
- Smooth flower wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1273.4m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
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5 / 7
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